over Synonyms
Another word for over
• adjective (Context 1)
Finished, concluded, or having come to an end.
"Once the semester is finished, the students will return home for the summer."
• adverb (Context 2)
Across an intervening space or barrier to a specified location or person.
"They invited the new neighbors across for dinner on Friday evening."
• preposition (Context 3)
Extending directly upward from, or at a higher level than, without necessarily touching.
"A large chandelier hung above the dining room table."
• preposition (Context 4)
Moving across from one side to the other of an obstacle, space, or surface, or resting upon so as to cover.
"She draped a warm wool blanket across the sleeping child."
• preposition (Context 5)
Higher or greater than a specified number, amount, age, or limit.
"The museum welcomed more than five thousand visitors during its opening weekend."
• preposition (Context 6)
On the subject of; concerning or regarding.
"The committee held a lengthy debate about the proposed budget cuts."
• preposition (Context 7)
Throughout the duration of or during a particular period of time.
"We discussed the research proposal during lunch."
• adverb (Context 8)
So as to change position by turning to the other side or falling downward from an upright state.
"She turned the page upside down to read the instructions on the back."
• adverb (Context 9)
One more time from the beginning; repeatedly.
"He practiced the piano piece again and again until he knew it by heart."
• adverb (Context 10)
In excess of a required amount; remaining as a surplus.
"After paying for the textbooks, she had twenty dollars left remaining."
Opposites of over
The opposite of over shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: